Comprehension Passage
Direction: Answer the questions based on the following information. Admax Software Co., before selling a package to its clients, follows the given schedule.
|
Month |
Stage |
Cost(Rs’000 per man/month) |
|
1-2 |
Specification |
40 |
|
3-4 |
Design |
50 |
|
5-8 |
Coding |
20 |
|
9-10 |
Testing |
10 |
|
11-15 |
Maintenance |
15 |
The number of people employed each month is:
|
Month |
No of people employed |
|
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
|
4 |
3 |
|
5 |
4 |
|
6 |
5 |
|
7 |
5 |
|
8 |
4 |
|
9 |
4 |
|
10 |
1 |
|
11 |
3 |
|
12 |
3 |
|
13 |
1 |
|
14 |
1 |
|
15 |
1 |
Due to overrun in ‘design’, the design stage took 3 months, i.e. months 3, 4 and 5. The number of people working on design in the fifth month was 5. Calculate the percentage change in the cost incurred in the fifth month. (Due to improvement in ‘coding’ technique, this stage was completed in months 6-8 only.)
1
212.5%
2
413.8%
3
190.7%
4
222.6%